Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 99 - The Aftermath of the King Cobra_1

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 The Aftermath of the King Cobra_1

Chapter 99: Chapter 99 The Aftermath of the King Cobra_1

Seeing that it was the head of logistics personally welcoming him, and with such enthusiasm, Chen Dalong couldn’t help but feel flattered.

After all, the man before him was the head of the department, and in charge of such a lucrative position within the logistics sector.

Chen Dalong immediately demonstrated his shameless social skills as they exchanged pleasantries and compliments.

Both were eager to make connections, so unsurprisingly, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

“These are the weapons you’ve purchased with Military Merit Points. Additionally, these 90 automatic rifles and 2 heavy machine guns are the ones you’ve applied for according to quota. You’ll need to pay for them.”

“However, as an honorary captain, you are entitled to a 10 percent discount when purchasing weapons and ammunition,” Xie Dan said with a smile after having the equipment brought out.

Looking at the pile of weapons that had been moved out, especially the 6 heavy machine guns and 5 rocket launchers, Qin Yaowen standing beside him was almost drooling.

These arms would instantly elevate the combat power of any security company by at least two levels.

Of course, he was keenly aware of why he had come this far.

Hearing what manager Xie Dan said, he quickly spoke up, “Chen, let me cover the cost of these weapons. Consider it as interest for borrowing your guns.”

Qin Yaowen knew too well that friendships don’t last forever, only interests do.

Even though Heiyao Security Company was currently a bit tight financially, he was prepared to pay the price.

Chen Dalong was surprised, but who doesn’t like a freebie? He immediately clapped Qin Yaowen on the shoulder and said, “Brother, I am indeed a bit short on funds, so I won’t stand on ceremony.”

An automatic field rifle was 30,000 Huaxia Currency each, 90 of them amounted to 2.7 million Huaxia Currency, and the 2 heavy machine guns together cost a total of 500,000 Huaxia Currency.

The total for these weapons was 3.2 million, but with the discount, it still came up to a substantial 2.88 million.

This sum wasn’t insignificant for Chen Dalong. Although the military had given him 3 million as compensation for the mission, he was set to pay out 3.3 million in bonuses alone, meaning he would actually end up spending more than he earned.

Though he had received a large sum of money yesterday, after disbursing the pensions, covering medical expenses, recruiting personnel, and buying ammunition, his account balance had dwindled to just over 4 million. So, naturally, he was looking to save wherever possible.

Without hesitation, Qin Yaowen paid up, and Chen Dalong in turn lent him 50 automatic field rifles and one heavy machine gun.

Of course, such a loan needed to be registered with the military, as transferring weapons meant also transferring the ammunition quota.

Without bullets, firearms were no more than lumps of metal.

Normally, this procedure would be quite complicated, but upon hearing of the matter, Xie Dan immediately said that all that was needed was for the two to sign, and he would arrange for someone to handle the rest.

“I really appreciate that, manager Xie. I’m a bit busy today, but I’ll treat you to dinner tomorrow,” Chen Dalong said with a smile.

“It’s no trouble at all. If there’s anything related to logistics in the future, feel free to look for me,” Xie Dan said cheerily.

Soon, Qin Yaowen left contentedly with 50 automatic rifles and one heavy machine gun.

Meanwhile, Chen Dalong also did a quick inventory of the remaining weapons.

95 automatic field rifles, 10 shotguns, 5 heavy machine guns, 5 rocket launchers, and 2 sniper rifles.

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With so many weapons, it wouldn’t be a problem to directly recruit up to 200 combat personnel for the company.

And if there weren’t enough guns?

Obviously, the ones who shot well would get to use them, and those who didn’t would have to pay for practice at the shooting range.

Of course, having weapons wasn’t enough—there were still bullets to buy.

After purchasing weapons at the Military Merit Store, there is a default quota of ammunition provided.

First comes the automatic rifles, with each having a quota of 100 rounds of ammo, meaning Chen Dalong could purchase up to 9500 rounds in total.

Of course, the ammo purchased before had not been used up, so buying around 8000 rounds should suffice, but even when buying ordinary bullets mixed with armor-piercing rounds, it would still cost 132,000 Huaxia Currency.

Then, there are two sniper rifles which can have a total of 200 sniper rounds, with each round costing 100 yuan, so that’s another 20,000 Huaxia Currency.

In addition, 5 heavy machine guns can be equipped with 5000 rounds of ammo, with each round of machine gun ammo costing 30 yuan, which requires another 150,000.

Lastly, there are 5 rocket launchers which can be equipped with 50 rocket shells, each costing 1000 yuan, totaling 50,000.

Altogether, that comes to 352,000, and after a 10 percent discount, it is 316,800 yuan.

“Fortunately, I have some money now. If I had to buy just the ammo in the past, it would’ve given me a headache,” Chen Dalong couldn’t help but murmur.

And these amounts of ammo sound plentiful, but if they really encountered a sizable group of mutated beings, a single battle could use up most of it.

Once everything was purchased, Chen Dalong found everyone staring at him with eager eyes – to be precise, staring at the firearms beside him.

“Don’t worry, everyone will have firearms this time, no need to fight or scramble for them,” he said.

“But let me put it straight, I’m giving you a week to practice shooting. In a week’s time, at a 10-meter target, you must hit within the 5th ring with 10 consecutive shots, or else surrender the firearms to the new colleagues,” Chen Dalong announced loudly, making sure everyone could hear him.

“No way! To achieve a 10-meter target, hitting within the 5th ring within a week is too hard!” Little Knife couldn’t help but mutter.

“Yeah, even now, I still miss half the time at a 10-meter target,” Red Hair chimed in from beside him.

It wasn’t just the two of them who were complaining, but rather the majority of the team.

Chen Dalong naturally heard the complaints from the crowd and continued, “It’s all up to you. Haven’t you thought about how much you’ve earned on this mission?”

“The 3.3 million from the bonus pool, divided among the 85 of you, each person could get about 40,000, plus the 10,000 base reward I promised earlier. That means most of you will be getting 50,000 each for one trip out.”

“So why don’t you think about what makes you deserving of such money? Is your ability really irreplaceable by others?”

“Hence, those who fail to meet the standard, after receiving the bonus, should go to the shooting range and practice well. You are some of the first to follow me; don’t let us down!”

With these words, Chen Dalong instantly silenced all those who were complaining.

…

While Chen Dalong was engaged in ideological work with his subordinates, Zhang Ji was summoned to the Mutant Management Bureau by an urgent call.

He looked at Xiao Hua and Li Yongming in the conference room, their expressions somewhat haggard but their demeanor extremely grave.

“Mutated King Cobra, what exactly have you discovered that warrants its danger level being elevated to the highest?” Zhang Ji asked with a frown.

He had carefully reviewed the information on the Mutated Eyed King Snake, and based on combat power alone, the creature barely ranked within the top ten threats.

The final decision to place it third was entirely because of its ability to command its subordinates.

However, its subordinates were merely a Mutated Mouse and a Mutated Sparrow, indicating it could only dominate creatures of lesser strength.

Under these circumstances, its danger level was limited.

At least in his view, it simply could not threaten the beings ranked in the first two positions.